Definition of 伝説 (でんせつ)

でんせつ

伝説

でんせつ

densetsu

JLPT N1

Common word

noun

•

tradition, legend, folklore

Related Kanji

伝	transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
説	opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

Example sentences(showing 18 results)

やま

しんわ

でんせつ

し

The mountain is famous in myth and legend

でんせつ

むかし

ちほう

つた

The legend has come down in this district from olden times

ものがたり

でんせつ

もと

The story is founded on tradition

うた

でんせつ

ゆらい

もの

The song descended from a legend

ちめい

でんせつ

ゆらい

The legend gave the name to the place

でんせつ

さいご

ぶぶん

こうせい

つくわ

The last part of the legend was added later

われわれ

ロビンフッド

でんせつ

よ

し

We are familiar with the legend of Robin Hood

ケネディー

だいとうりょう

さつがい

、

かれ

でんせつ

えいえん

い

つづ

President Kennedy was killed, but his legend will live on forever

にほん

おお

でんせつ

There are a lot of legends in Japan

きゅうけつき

吸血鬼

でんせつ

伝説

は

バルカン

ちほう

るふ

Legends of vampires flourish in the Balkans

みずうみ

ふしぎ

でんせつ

いつた

A mysterious legend has been handed down about this lake

しんわ

でんせつ

だいだい

かたつ

Myths and legends should be handed down from generation to generation

でんせつ

わたし

しそん

かたつ

These legends should be handed down to our offspring

ふる

でんせつ

かずおお

There are many old Indian legends

できごと

きねん

せんぞ

でんせつ

つた

た

They were erected to commemorate a certain event or to tell an ancestral legend

でんせつ

、

もり

ゆうれい

で

、

だれ

あし

ふい

According to legend, ghosts would appear in that forest, so people would not set foot there

でんせつ

せいしょくしゃ

な

According to one legend, it gets its name from a priest

でんせつ

伝説

で

は

、

かのじょ

にんぎょ

い

The legend says that she was a mermaid